AEP FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #1 of 58 in industry

American Electric Power Co Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $36.6M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $140,432 · Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services.

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers All rankings
State
NY
Filing date
2026-03-18
Industry
Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services
Industry rank
#1/58

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
261:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$36.6M
Median worker
$140,432

Answer first

American Electric Power Co Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $36.6M ranks #44 of 1,423 complete filings; its 261:1 pay ratio ranks #237. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $140,432. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-49 peer cohort (# 1 of 58, 100th percentile - top 1% of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services companies.

Dollar rank
#44
$36.6M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#237
261:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
100th
top 1% of industry peers by pay ratio

How American Electric Power Co Inc ranks nationally

American Electric Power Co Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$36,601,524 Top 3% higher than 97% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Below this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Below this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Below this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Below this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Below this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). This entry sits in this band. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

American Electric Power Co Inc vs. Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers

CEO total pay ($36.6M) against pay ratio (261:1) for American Electric Power Co Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both7756255.815310968.92286568230420395.137975108.270.4:1120.3:1170.3:1220.2:1270.1:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)American Electric Power Co Inc, CEO total pay: 36601524 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 261:1American Electric Power Co IncNrg Energy, Inc., CEO total pay: 21799674 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 234:1Nrg Energy, Inc.Southern Co, CEO total pay: 28242734 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 163:1Southern CoNextera Energy Inc, CEO total pay: 24189585 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 147:1Nextera Energy IncTarga Resources Corp., CEO total pay: 21442600 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 145:1Targa Resources Corp.Sempra, CEO total pay: 22271210 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 130:1Sempra
American Electric Power Co Inc vs. Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers, plotted against the industry's $9.1M median CEO total and 80:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 51 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 49. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in American Electric Power Co Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · American Electric Power Co Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
261:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+156:1
from FY2024 105:1
CEO $ YoY
+176%
$36.6M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
American Electric Power Co Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $15.1M - $111,771 135:1 -
2022 $16.4M +8.8% $119,860 137:1 +2:1
2023 $10.6M -35% $121,286 88:1 -49:1
2024 $13.3M +25% $126,212 105:1 +17:1
2025 $36.6M +176% $140,432 261:1 +156:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 4904, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services

This Company's Ratio
261:1
Industry Median Ratio
80:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.1M
This CEO's Pay
$36.6M
Companies in Industry
58
vs. Industry Median
Above
#1 of 58 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services →

American Electric Power Co Inc: STEEP · PEAK pay ratio

American Electric Power Co Inc's FY2025 ratio 261:1 ranks #1 of 58 Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services filers (100th percentile). the CEO earned 261× the median employee ($140,432) in FY2025.

Median employee $140,432 (ELITE-MED); STEEP · PEAK stamps put about 261 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$36.6M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

261:1

Elevated vs. peers

American Electric Power Co Inc in the higher Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services third

American Electric Power Co Inc's FY2025 ratio 261:1 ranks #1 of 58 Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services filers (100th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (SIC 49) median ratio is 80:1 across 58 FY2025 filers; American Electric Power Co Inc's $36.6M CEO total is above the $9.1M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #44 and ratio rank #237 split - treat 261:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$36.6M
Median Employee Pay
$140,432
Pay Ratio
261:1
Filing Date
2026-03-18

Company Info

Ticker
AEP
CIK
4904
Industry
Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services
SIC Code
4911
State
NY
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 4904, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. American Electric Power Co Inc's FY2025 ratio 261:1 ranks #1 of 58 Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services filers (100th percentile).

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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps STEEP · PEAK · ELITE-MED.

ELI LILLY & Co · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $36.7M (Δ $97K heavier vs American Electric Power Co Inc); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Costar Group, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $36.4M (Δ $170K lighter vs American Electric Power Co Inc); HIGH · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Nvidia Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $36.4M (Δ $217K lighter vs American Electric Power Co Inc); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Fair Isaac Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $36.1M (Δ $538K lighter vs American Electric Power Co Inc); HIGH · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Nrg Energy, Inc. (SIC 49 pole)

Nrg Energy, Inc. stamps STEEP · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to American Electric Power Co Inc's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #44/#237

American Electric Power Co Inc's FY2025 package sits #44 by CEO dollars and #237 by ratio under PEAK · STEEP.
Comp structure · PEAK

American Electric Power Co Inc's PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for American Electric Power Co Inc (CIK 4904), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.